The Brocket Arms (JD Wetherspoon), Wigan

Just over 13 years since my last visit to this Wetherlodge. Very little has changed as far as I could see. The pub was fairly busy both inside and on the front patio on our early Saturday evening visit. It feels much brighter and more modern than the more traditional branch of Wetherspoon's in the town centre, but I'm not sure it's worth the additional trek away from the centre. The usual 'spoon's cask ales were on - Greene King Abbot & Ruddles Best, Sharp's Doom Bar & Thornbridge Jaipur. Guests were Acorn Barnsley Bitter, Hawkshead Lakeland Gold & Moorhouse's Straw Dog. Ciders were Weston's Old Rosie & Gwynt y Ddraig Black Dragon.

Spoons hotel, located an oddly long way from the town centre and rail stations. Surprisingly large interior, wrapping in a C shape round a central bar. Colour scheme is copper, bronze and blue. Two guest cask on my visit but I plumped for a January sale 99p Ruddles which was good, as to be expected given how much was shifting (NBSS 3.5). It’s not a particularly memorable outlet but did a competent job.

a bit unusual to find a Wetherspoons in a suburban location like this. with the number of pubs and bars in this area it probably fits nicely into the circuit though. as a pub it's garbage to be honest, huge and sterile inside. that said it is friendly enough like everywhere in Wigan and the pensioners seem to love it.

A large Wetherspoons. The pub is a bit of a walk out from the town centre. The large interior sprawls its way around the bar, which is split into 2 with 6 handpumps on one side and 6 on the other. Only Abbot was doubled up today so a decent selection of beers available. Above the bar on the left are 2 signed Wigan shirts (one the football club the other the rugby lot).

Official site of The Brocket Arms (JD Wetherspoon) - www.jdwetherspoon.com

Official site of The Brocket Arms (JD Wetherspoon) - www.jdwetherspoon.com